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NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER HEADLINES, 24/02/2021
Punch
NGF considers talks with bandits, others13 killed as rocket hits Maiduguri, NAF defends city
Shasha violence: Speakers seek culprits’ trial, Makinde reopens market
Police misconduct responsible for #EndSARS protests — PSC
Diesel price soars to N250/litre, businesses groan
People who suffer side effects from COVAX vaccine to be compensated –WHO
Dangote refinery’ll strengthen naira, save economy – National Assembly
$2.6bn pipeline project: Reps grill NNPC, contractors, summon BPP
Livestock programme begins with Netherland’s €400,000 funding, says Presidency
Lagos Trade Fair, TBS concession process begins Q2 2021
Na’aba, Falana, Agbakoba, others set December date for people’s constitution
WAEC withholds Kano’s 70,000 WASSCE results over debt
Miyetti Allah, others berate Ortom for calling Bauchi gov terror member
I said COVID-19 shouldn’t end in error, says Apostle Suleman
Ondo Rep, dumps ADC for APC
Makinde, Fayose’s face-off deepens, parallel PDP caucuses meet
Abiodun sends list of OSIEC nominees to Assembly
Ogun threatens clampdown on forest reserves illegal occupants
We’re going ahead to recover assets from Okorocha –Imo
Abia, Senator exchange words over ‘champagne-drinking gov’ tag
Ondo declares holiday as Akeredolu’s inauguration holds today
ESN suspects remanded in custody
Mother of three jailed 28 years for child theft in Akwa Ibom
(www.punchng.com)
The Nation
We will fight insecurity hands down, say governorsWe will make Nigeria safer soon, Service Chiefs vow
Buhari canvasses new cybersecurity strategy
House probes $2.6bn AKK gas pipeline contract for ‘local content violation’
Govt targets one million jobs from Digital Switch Over
NCC partners AEPB against street hawking of copyright works
Don’t deny retirees right to change PFAs, PenCom warns
Labour rejects plan to allow negotiation of wage by states
Media: Babafemi appointed NDLEA’s Director
Auto-club by Access makes vehicle purchase affordable
Stanbic IBTC boosts agric sector with low interest loans
Stanbic IBTC Pension gets new MD
STI pays N13.3b claims in five years
PDP kicks against ex-Service Chiefs as ambassadors
Nigeria’s federalism twisted, says Akeredolu
Why Plateau rejected RUGA, by Lalong
Troops, Boko Haram in UNIMAID gun duel
Eight years after, man accused of killing pregnant fiancée freed
(www.thenationonlineng.net)
Vanguard
Troops recover Marte, kill scores of Boko Haram/ISWAP terroristsScores feared dead as heavy explosions, gunshots rock Maiduguri
Low wages, poor parental leave hinder gender equality — World Bank
Repair of Enugu-PH expressway to be completed July 2021 — Fashola
Cryptocurrency: We acted in Nigerians’ best interest ― Emefiele
NAFDAC threatens packaged water producers over poor GMP
Algerian students hold anti-government protests
Gas flaring: Group wants FG to initiate environmental audit of Bayelsa community
Sen Adeyemi under fire over anti-Ikpeazu remarks
Kidnapping: Police rescue 81-year-old monarch in Calabar
APC hails Buhari’s Highway Development, Management Initiative
Ekiti to have regular power supply soon – Fayemi
Nigeria must address drug abuse to solve insecurity problem — Wike
1 in 5 persons infected with COVID-19 in Lagos, 2 others — Survey
Tricyclist protest: Police arrest 77 hoodlums who attempted to hijack protest in Kano
Lagos deploys COVID-19 result verification platform
Texas power board members resign over mass outages
(www.vanguardngr.com)
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